The Wilmingtonian., 1887-06-04

ful palate; but adolescence briggs with il
other tastes. Hot sardines, or hertings roe
millet on buttered toast, rs tasty relish
ONE might prefer to biscuit aud cheese.
The greatest evidence of the valuc Of fat
in the food of the phtAiscal is furnished by
the universal COZ 1iience placed in cod liver
oil as a curative agent in the treatment OF
consumpt.ou. Probably no dieteLe remedy
has made its way SO fast into favor, and re-
tained its hold upon the public mind, as well
as upon that. Of the medical profession. its
introduction into regular and general use is
due TO the late Piof ]. Hnghcs Bennett, Of
Edinburgh; who, il not given TO faith in
drugs as a rule, certainly added very im-
portant member to the therapeutic group,
Yet cod liver is not the best form Of fat, Far
from it In what then lies its superior ty?
In the fact that it is the most easily assiml-
able OF all the fa's, and can he taken very
frequently when lao other lda can. When
tile sweet slice Of fat is loatbed The nauseous
iishy oil will be taken by flstidious and
dainty child;and not ouly that, but reishcd
And cod liver oil has undoubtedly suatched
many phthisical sufferer from yawniug
grave. Granting all that, cod liver oil is
merely the most digestible, and, perhaps, at
the same time the most nauseous form of
fat-at least, of those ordinarily used as
food, probably the whale blmbber of the Es-
qumau is more offensive.
Then come ''fat emulsions." The diges-
ton of fat is merely its high subdivision in-
to particles so minute that they can euter
the mouths of the lacteals in the intestinal
villi Cod liver oil passes through the in
testines and is voided unchanged in many
instances, and consequently does the taker
no good. Nature supplies an oil emulsion
in milk, and this largely explains the excel
lent effects of milk in cases of con-
| largely used where it is desirable TO intro
ducc fat into the system. 1t goes clpitally
with stewed fruit. Where fat in the stomach
ofTends it, as is the case with many dyspep-
tics-and phthisical dyspeptic is truly and
indeed ga handful for physician, nurse and
cools-theu it must be given when the diges-
tive act is well nigh complete, 1. D.. from an
hour and a half to two hours after suitable
meal. Cream can readily be taken with a
little liquor, as Maraschno or ChaItreuse;
the liquor causing it to sit comfortably ON
the stomach. Another excellent plan which
might be widely adopted with advantage is
to place couple of tablespoonfuls of fresh
cream in a tumbler and fill up with aerated
water. This is drink fit for one of the
MUSES. Of the Graces, if Shreatened with
phThisis. Such fat emulsl5hs OF cod liver
oil, no matter how made. But then the cod
liver oil emulsion has its advantages ofready
assimilation. When the natural emulsion
can not be digested, then the cod liver oil
emulsion comes to the rescue. The emulsion
Of cod liver oil with malt-eXtract has beer
found Of immense advantage in numerous
cases
AS to tie ffclent di,tic cures Of phthisii
the most remarkable is ''the kcumiss cure
This is fermented mares milk. But then it
is only really of use on the arid steppes o
Asia. DIR. Carrick, of St. Petersburg, haC
some Krghis mares over in England cou
pie of years ago to illustrate the plan. Bu
he told me it was utterly and absolutely use
, less in this country. The humid air of Eng
land did not produce that thirst essential t.
, the drinking of sufticiency OF kouniss. Oh
the steppes fifteen or sixteen large quart bot
ties could be comfortably taken in day b.
try the koumiss cure under proper circum
stances it is probably the wisest plan to Ic
+ it alone.
A Finally my experience leads me to .xpyes
4 the following opinion, deliberately with
U full consciousness Of the gravity of the sui
:, iect-if persons born with physical tendcnc
Il were properly fed with full knowledge
4 what was good and desirable for them fro
"A the first day OF their existence onward an
j, upwards; as soon as they were OF years at
A. intelligence to comprehend to have explai
is ed to them how they carry their own hand
" bow too, very often, their food inclination
n. are not in harmony with thei tissue want
n and must be struggled with; if this we
" done we should be spared very considerab
is proportion Of our cases Of pulmonary phthi
v is-one of the saddest Of maladies 10 viii
va frail humanity is subject,
nj The June number of THE ECI.ECmc h
l., an attractive table Of contents, which in
Gates both strength and variety Prot Hi
y ley has the place Of honor in a paper entitl
a "Science and Pseudo Scienc (which seve
Id ly attacks the Duke Of Argyle. Carl RI
n discusses --nglish opera most entertaining
!. and Robert Louis Stevenson, il his artic
''The Day after Tomorrow, attempts
he show what would be the result, should lleI
nd Georgeism on Socialism be victorious
ng d. Trail contributes suggestive discuss
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